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The Worst Episodes of Ned and Stacey

Every episode of Ned and Stacey ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Ned and Stacey!

A self-centered ad exec and a liberal journalist enter into a marriage of convenience. He's trying to boost his business image; she likes his apartment.
Genre:Comedy
Network:FOX
Episodes
35
Avg. Rating
5.7
S1
S2
S3
S4
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E2
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6.2
6.1
5.7
5.6
5.7
5.8

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Gay Caballeros" is the worst rated episode of "Ned and Stacey". It scored 5/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Del Shores, it aired on 2/19/1996. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Promotional Rescue".

  • The Gay Caballeros
    5.0/1060 votes
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    #1 - The Gay Caballeros

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1996

    Ned enjoys a good relationship with his client, gay fashion designer Brent Barrow, who invites the Dorseys and the Moyers to his restaurant and takes Stacey and Amanda shopping at his warehouse. While helping Stacey put away her new clothes, he notices that she and Ned sleep in separate bedrooms. Stacey tells them that they have an arrangement. Brent says he understands but wrongly assumes she means Ned is gay. Later Eric and Ned arrive at Brent's Mardi Gras party before their wives and notice that only men are in attendance. Ned is eager to correct any misunderstanding with Brent and he tells him that he's straight. Brent assumes Ned is in denial about his sexuality and is ready to quit doing business with him, so Ned now tries to tell him that he is gay after all and in love with Eric. By the time Stacey and Amanda arrive at the party, Ned and Eric have done such a bad job of acting gay that Brent is sure that Ned is truly straight.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Del Shores

  • Promotional Rescue
    5.1/1060 votes
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    #2 - Promotional Rescue

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1996

    When Eric's boss retires, Amanda convinces Ned to speak in favour of Eric with their boss. As a result, Eric gets the job, but only to have Ned trying to coerce him into some budget gymnastics.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tony Sheehan

  • Loganberry's Run
    5.1/1054 votes
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    #3 - Loganberry's Run

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/29/1996

    Amanda thinks there are too many cooks in the muffin shop's kitchen, so she walks out on Ned but returns after he promises to remain a silent partner.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Charlie Kaufman

  • Gut Feeling
    5.2/1059 votes
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    #4 - Gut Feeling

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1996

    Despite pain from a temperamental gall bladder, Ned refuses to be hospitalised. That is until his pain leads him to ruin Howard's birthday party.

    Director: Alan Myerson

    Writer: N/A

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Eric
    5.3/1053 votes
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    #5 - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Eric

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/5/1997

    Ned finally goes too far with Eric, and a melt-down fight may spell the end of their long friendship.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jay Kogen

  • It Happened One Night
    5.4/1061 votes
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    #6 - It Happened One Night

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/11/1996

    After a series of fights, Amanda unknowingly convinces Stacey to move out of Ned's house. As she returns to her parents, both she and Ned find themselves receiving the unexpected advice from the Colberts.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Prom Night
    5.4/1054 votes
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    #7 - Prom Night

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/13/1997

    Amanda finally has a competent staff member: super efficient and cheerful high school senior Amy. Things take an ugly turn when the teenager invites Ned to attend a street festival with her, and he shows up with another woman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pals
    5.5/1062 votes
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    #8 - Pals

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/4/1996

    Ned is forced to work with Bobby Van Lowe, a hot and young actor that has to make some PSA's. When he comments he is looking for an apartment, Ned recommends Amanda, but finds himself in the middle of trouble when Bobby makes a pass at Amanda.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tony Sheehan

  • Thanksgiving Day Massacre
    5.6/1066 votes
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    #9 - Thanksgiving Day Massacre

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1995

    Ned, Stacey, Eric, and Amanda visit the Colberts for a Thanksgiving Day diner. However, a snow storm and other mishaps leads them into a series of family disagreements and disappointments.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: N/A

  • Sleepless in Manhattan
    5.6/1066 votes
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    #10 - Sleepless in Manhattan

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1995

    Ned gives Stacey some illegal help to buy a new bed, by bribing the salesman. However, Stacey finds herself unable to sleep in it due to the guilt for Ned's actions.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • New Year's Eve
    5.6/1061 votes
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    #11 - New Year's Eve

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1996

    Stacey skips Ned's New Year's Eve party to have a date with a friend, which eventually bothers Ned.

    Director: Alan Myerson

    Writer: Michael J. Weithorn

  • Paranoia on the 47th Floor
    5.6/1059 votes
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    #12 - Paranoia on the 47th Floor

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1996

    When Ned's agency hires Clay, a young and smart executive, to work with him, Ned finds himself worried that he might be trying to take his place.

    Director: Alan Myerson

    Writer: N/A

  • Dorsey vs. Dorsey
    5.6/1053 votes
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    #13 - Dorsey vs. Dorsey

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/24/1996

    After throwing Stacey out, Ned goes nuts turning her room into a game room. Stacey moves in with Alex and she gets a lawyer who tells Ned that Stacey is legally entitled to her room. After an incident with Ned, Alex decides to break up Stacey. She then goes back and Ned doesn't welcome her with open arms.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tony Sheehan

  • Les is More or Less Moral-less
    5.6/1052 votes
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    #14 - Les is More or Less Moral-less

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/22/1996

    With the divorce looming, Stacey is looking for an apartment. Diana offers Stacey a job as dogs body, then accuses Ned of having feelings for Stacey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Portrait of a Marriage
    5.7/1066 votes
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    #15 - Portrait of a Marriage

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1995

    To give the impression of a real marriage at a party for his work colleagues, Ned constructs a fictitious history of his relationship with Stacey.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Michael J. Weithorn

  • Take My Wife, Please
    5.7/1068 votes
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    #16 - Take My Wife, Please

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1995

    After accidentally meeting a handsome British guy, Stacey starts dating him. When she tries to tell him about her fake marriage with Ned, he gets the impression that they're having a real affair.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tony Sheehan

  • Reality Check
    5.7/1066 votes
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    #17 - Reality Check

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1995

    When Stacey's finances take a dive into the worst, Ned offers to help her.

    Director: Alan Myerson

    Writer: Tony Sheehan

  • A Tender Trap
    5.7/1062 votes
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    #18 - A Tender Trap

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1996

    In order to land Stacey a steady job, Ned starts dating a publishing executive only to realise she is a sex-crazed nymphomaniac.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Saul and Ellen and Ned and Stacey
    5.8/1067 votes
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    #19 - Saul and Ellen and Ned and Stacey

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1995

    Stacey realises that Ned's getting too close to her parents and decides to forbid him from spending time with them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Threesome
    5.8/1065 votes
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    #20 - Threesome

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1995

    When Amanda stumbles with Sam, a friend of her, she introduces him to Ned and Stacey. After knowing about their arrangement, both Ned and Stacey find themselves fighting for Sam's attention as a "buddy" and as a "boyfriend".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael J. Weithorn, Tony Sheehan

  • Accountus Interruptus
    5.8/1065 votes
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    #21 - Accountus Interruptus

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1995

    Ned is bound to sleep with a powerful and sexy client. However, Stacey objects arguing the humiliation it poses with the clients he wants her to impress.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: N/A

  • Friends and Lovers
    5.8/1060 votes
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    #22 - Friends and Lovers

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/1996

    Stacey meets with an old high school rival and tries to impress her with her relationship with Ned. However, she ends up seducing Ned afterwards.

    Director: Pamela Fryman

    Writer: Lisa A. Bannick

  • The End? (1)
    5.8/1062 votes
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    #23 - The End? (1)

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/1/1996

    Ned and Stacey agree to find a date for each other. Although Stacey's choice ends up being disastrous for Ned, she falls in love with Alex, a friend of Ned. However, her new romance ends up jeopardising Ned's career and their marriage arrangement.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael J. Weithorn

  • The Muffins Take Manhattan
    5.8/1053 votes
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    #24 - The Muffins Take Manhattan

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/1/1996

    Ned learns that his girlfriend is seeing someone else.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Computer Dating
    5.8/1052 votes
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    #25 - Computer Dating

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/15/1996

    Stacey leads a revolt at Skyward Magazine when her editor insists she turn her exposition piece on polluted lakes into a fluffy nature story. Diana flies to LA and Ned starts obsessing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Charlie Kaufman